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Youth Week 2019 will be held 18 - 26 May 2019!

The theme is "We are more than you see" "He wai hōhonu a mātou" (literally, we are deep waters, thus referring to unseen depths)

We are excited to annouce that the Youth Week Poster competition is returning for 2019! ~

Youth Week is about celebrating young people. Youth Week is a nationwide festival of events organised by young New Zealanders to celebrate the talents, passion and success of young people in the community.

*Only applications received from Ara Taiohi members and schools will be considered.

~Criteria information is found in our poster brief here. The theme “We are more than you see”, “He wai hōhonu a mātou.” must be featured in the poster in English and Te Reo.

If you are interested in seeing an example of how NCEA unit standards (Level 2 VISUAL ART (ART223) 2.3 Design Assessment Activity) have been used in the past, please email Shannan at youthweek@arataiohi.org.nz.

The 'Code of Ethics' defines key values and standards for youth workers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

I think the variety and the languages that are offered (some languages that I didn't realise were available) is awesome. Next year I'll definitely know to make more use of the [Youth Week] resources on offer.